# Accident 19780625014439A: Navion NAVIOND, Bethalto, IL, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Bethalto, IL
- Airport: Civic Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.9017° N, 90.0448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethalto, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9017&lon=-90.0448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4992K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4992K-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION A (registry code 6150104, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIOND
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,181 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625014439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUEL SELECTOR FOUND AT AUX TANK POSITION,QUANTITY INDICATOR ON MAANK. AUX FUEL TANK EMPTY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI78FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FCA01), Jun 25, 1978: Navion NAV-4 (N4992K), Bethalto, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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